Private Tour: Istanbul’s Ottoman Experience Including Topkapi Palace and Blue Mosque

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  • Duration:4 hours (approx.)
  • Location: Istanbul, Turkey
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Discover three top Istanbul attractions in the city’s UNESCO-listed Sultanahmet neighborhood on a 4-hour private tour! While learning about the Ottoman days of Istanbul, when the city was known as Constantinople, visit the Hippodrome, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. Hear tales of the extravagant sultans who typified the city under Ottoman rule, and ogle incredible architecture and artifacts inside each of the city landmarks.


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Posted By : Helene_R
Excellent tour guide made it special Very informative Interesting Places were beatiful Tour was worth it
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Posted On : 2023-07-05 08:16:28 full ratings


Posted By : Cassandra Q
I was in Istanbul on a tight timeframe and scheduled an independent tour of Topkapi palace and the Hippodrome area. My guide, Omer, spoke excellent English and was exceptionally knowledgeable of the history of the Ottoman Empire and key points of note within the palace complex. We were able to slip through the lines quickly and he gave a great explanation of the sites. He was also able to clearly answer my many questions about various details concerning palace life. It was a great tour - highly recommended!
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Posted On : 2018-04-24 16:32:36 full ratings


Posted By : Kelly B

We did a number of tours this trip through Viator and all of them were excellent. The best of all was this private tour in Instanbul. Our tour guide Tibet was first class. She was there on time and knew that we had very little time to see a lot. She quickly worked with us to priortize, figure out the timing so that we would be efficient and was just wonderful in not only getting us around to see the most important sites--but was a pleasure and a lot of fun to be with. She even gave us directions and ideas as to what to do later in the day on our own which worked out perfectly. Tibet made it for us!!!! She was so professional and personable and gave us a great sense of the culture in the city!!


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Posted On : 2015-10-13 14:50:03 full ratings


Posted By : Calitlin F

This tour was a great way to kick off our few days in Istanbul, it gave us a nice kick start to the trip. Hakan was a knowledgeable and terrific guide. He knew the best times to arrive at each place and we covered a lot of territory and avoided a lot of lines in a half day with him. He then sent us off with recommendations and ideas for the rest of the day.


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Posted On : 2015-10-12 10:54:08 full ratings


Posted By : Cindy C R

The guide was very knowledgeable about the sites, and was flexible with his schedule to meet our needs.


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Posted On : 2015-09-25 08:50:22 full ratings


Posted By : Mrs S Duffield D

Knowledgeable and experienced guide As a result we wasted no time in getting into any of the sights. Both sights well worth visiting but needed more time at the Topkapi Palace so requested that we did not return to our hotel but rather stay on at the Palace.


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Posted On : 2015-06-12 10:05:12 full ratings


Posted By : rosenbaum

Often, it is all up to luck and who you get as a guide. In this case we scored and had a wonderful experience by a personable, informed, educated guide.


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Posted On : 2015-05-26 15:40:54 full ratings


Posted By : James H

We had a great time. Tibet was our guide and she was so thorough. She even gave us the bonus of visiting a rug maker she knows. She was completely knowledgable and spoke excellent English. She has a nice sense of humor. She gave us some free time to look at things on our own which was nice. I would definitely recommend this tour and feel Viator is the most reliable booking agency. We booked the private tour and were picked up at the door of our hotel. Our guide arrived promptly. Everything was very organized.


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Posted On : 2015-03-03 11:28:25 full ratings


Posted By : April T

Although the weather was not very cooperative, we enjoyed our half day tour of Istanbul with our private guide from Neon Tours. She was a wealth of information and even helped us find a good place to eat lunch and told us how to get to the Grand Bazaar. Our driver even gave us his umbrella!


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Posted On : 2014-11-08 00:25:36 full ratings


Posted By : Virginia L

my guide named Gualy (pronounced July) was fantastic. Blue Mosque was crazy busy that day so instead of waiting for hours she suggested to go to H. Sophia, which used our time much more efficiently. She was passionate about her city and shared her love of history and art with us.


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Posted On : 2014-08-27 06:05:30 full ratings